1. 17-Dec-15 | 1 Dr. Evelien Croonen & Dr. Maryse Brand December 2012 HB-FEB Information Meeting (Business Stream) Welcome!

2. 12/17/2015 | 2 About the Honours Bachelor Programme Part of the University of Groningen Honours College (started in 2009-2010). 45 EC in addition to your regular programme. A ‘deepening part’ (25 EC) and a ‘broadening part’(20 EC).

3. 17-Dec-15 | 3 About the deepening part (1) Topics and Trends in Business and Management I & II(15 EC). A qualitative and a quantitative research project on different research themes. Honours Research Practical (3 EC); working on a research project with a young researcher. Doing research is an important part of the HB-FEB!

4. 17-Dec-15 | 4 About the deepening part (2) Honours Portfolio (2EC); all kinds of team and individual activities, such as organizing field trips, Honours Forums, social activities, attending conferences. Bachelor Thesis Extension/Honours Bachelor Thesis (5 EC on top of your regular thesis). Individual project with your own supervisor.

5. 17-Dec-15 | 5 About the broadening part Two broadening modules (each 5 EC) offered by other Faculties. Petrus Camper Track (10 EC): including debating, writing, Summerschool/Winterschool, Petrus Camper finale.

6. 17-Dec-15 | 6 The HB-FEB pilot You replace 10 broadening ECs by a ‘FEB Specialization’ of 10 ECs: You select one specific research theme (at the start of year 2). Close cooperation with staff and other Honours students on this theme. Examples: participating in seminars/forums, following an extra course, writing a bachelor thesis proposal with your own supervisor. (under construction…)

7. 17-Dec-15 | 7 Questions you should ask yourself… Am I willing and able to deal with the extra workload of 45 EC extra? (This is 25% extra on average! Some meetings may be scheduled in evenings and/or Saturdays!) Am I willing to sacrifice other activities for the Honours Programme? Am I willing to learn more about doing research? Am I willing to take both deepening AND broadening courses? How do I evaluate alternatives, such as a second study programme, joining an EBF board, having a job? Why would I select the Honours Programme above them?

8. 17-Dec-15 | 8 For more information, see: The Honours College on My University, see Infonet (e.g. procedures for application, admission requirements). The Faculty’s HB-FEB website: www.rug.nl/feb/honours (e.g. programme description).www.rug.nl/feb/honours

9. 12/17/2015 | 9 Some details… Application deadline: January 1, 2013 (11.59 PM) then interviews between January 14 and 25. Start of the programme in Feb. 2013 Selection on: motivation, high school grades and grades from block 1.1 (and block 1.2 if possible) Special Honours Bachelor Certificate at graduation There are no additional tuition fees, but there are some extra costs (e.g. Summer/Winterschools)

10. 17-Dec-15 | 10 Thank you for your attention! Questions?